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Swain Ditch CR 100N Bridge

Jasper County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

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Description 

A long abandoned section of County Road 100 North just to the West of SR 14.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt Bedstead pony truss bridge over Swain Ditch on County Road 100 North (Abandoned section)
Location
Jasper County, Indiana
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built ca. 1895
Design
3-panel, pinned Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 39.5 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Also called
County Bridge #108
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.02732, -87.24133   (decimal degrees)
41°01'38" N, 87°14'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/479712/4541817 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Parr
Inventory number
BH 77273 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,628)
Abandoned (3,933)
Bedstead Pratt pony truss (366)
Bedstead truss (546)
Built during 1890s (3,217)
Indiana (5,110)
Jasper County, Indiana (38)
 Pony truss (17,077)
Pratt pony truss (3,984)
Pratt truss (10,402)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,274)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,560)
Truss (35,918)

Update Log 

  • April 8, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • May 20, 2017: Added by Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com

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